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U 3 T A GEORGE W. FRENCH,

' lanai or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Application filed February 12, 1921. Seria1.No.4 44,315.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. FR N H, a

citizen of the United States, residing at 306 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, in the 5 county of Cook and State of Illinois, have part, head part, leg parts and arm parts, as

will be explained more in detail hereinafter, in such a manner that each figure alone, and in combination with other like figures, may be made to assume a great variety of postures, positions, and attitudes. The various parts from which each figure is formed are also so constructed that they may readily be attached to and detached from each other, whether incorporated in one or more figures.

One of the features of the invention is the construction and formation of the various parts comprising each figure in such a way that the figure alone and in combination with other figures in a great number of different positions, postures and attitudes will always rest in equilibrium on a horizontal surface. Another feature of the invention is the construction of the various parts in such a manner that said parts may be attached together to form figures in semblance of animale, and other objects.

In the drawings I have shown figures enibodying features of my invention, in which Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of such a figure, Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the same, Figs. 3 to 8 are views showing examples of some of the difierent positions and postures that may be assumed by one of the figures, Figs. 9 1:013 are views showing some of the many different positions and postures that may be assumed by two of such figures in conjunction with each other, and Fig. 1a is a view showing certain of the parts used in constructing one of the figures joined together to form a figure in semblance of an animal. The drawings are on a reduced scale.

As shown in the drawings, 20 indicates in general a body part, 30 a leg part, 40 a foot part, 50 a head part and 60 an arm part. All of these parts except the arm parts are out out of material of the same thickness.

As actually used, the material from which these parts hav e been constructed was sub stantially one inchthick; although it is oblivious that, without detracting from the spirit of this invention, thjeymay' be made ofmaterial of any thickness. ,It is desirable, however, to. have the material thick enough, so that the figures and variousparts will stand by themselves. The arm parts are formed of materialv about one-third the thickness of the material from which the other parts are formed. Hereafter, in de-- scribing the shapes of the various parts I terials as mentioned, and will describe merely the plane surfaces as presentedby the views of these parts in elevation as shown in Fig. 1. Also in the claims, in describing the shapes of the .various parts I will consider them as being planes although it is obvious that they may be formed from material of any desired thickness.

As shown in the drawings the body part of. one of the toy figures. This part is octagonal inshape with one of the angles reversed and reentrant, each of the sides being one inchlong. .In'Fig. 1 I have indicated by 24 the sides adjacent the reentrant angle 23, and the other sides .by 25. The two sides24 arethe same length as the sides 25, and the reentrant angle 23 is the reverse of the angle. indicated by.26 which would be formed if the part were a per fect octagon. The angle 26 is the same as the angles formed by-any two adjacent sides 25, such as indicated by 30. The broken lines 25 indicate the location of the two sides that would form the angle 26 if the part 2Ov were a perfect octagon. a 30 indicates a leg part which is out out of material of the same thickness as the body part and is made in the form of a square, each of the sides 31 being the same length as onei-of the sides 25 or 2a of the body part 20. i

40 indicates a foot part which is also out out of material of the same thickness as the other parts, and is of the shape shown in the drawings: As shown inFig. 1, the top edge 41 is of the samelength asone of the sides 31. of the leg part, or sides 25 of the body part. The adjacent side I2 is of the same length as the side 41 forming an angle of 135 therewith. The bottom edge 43 lies parallel with the upper edge A1 forming an angle of 7 45 with the edge 42. The back edge 4A lies at right angles to the edges 41 and 43. It

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20 indicates will be noted, by referring tothe body part 20 in Fig. 1, that-if the upper edge 25 of 7 parallel sides 25 of the body part.

The arm parts 60 are cut out of material of about one-third the thickness ofthe material from which the other parts are cut,

and are substantially rectangular in shape, each being provided with a small projection 61 to indicate a thumb.

Holes indicated by 70 to accommodate dowel pins for fastening the parts together are provided in all of the sides of the body part, at one point in the periphery of the head part, onthree sides of each leg part,

on the top and bottom surfaces of each foot part, and near the ends of each arm part. Theholes in the body part for fastening the arms are located on each of the large flat sides near the cornerformed where the two sides 25 and'24; meet as indicated by 71.

'The holes 70 in the other surfaces of the body part are centrally located in each face, and likewisein the leg part and the upper face of the foot part. -The hole -70 in the lower face of the foot part is a continuation of the-hole-in the upper face.

The different parts may be painted the same or different colors, and the-head part may be decorated on each of its large sides with a face such as shown in Fig.1.

Each figure may comprise a body part, a head part, two arm parts, two legzpa'rts and two foot parts. It is obvious, however, that, without detracting from the spirit of this invention, any of such parts may be duplicated asdesired. The various parts may be joined together by the use of dowel pins such as indicated by 7 5 adapted to fit in the holes 70 and 71. -The parts may be joined together toform one figure in a great variety of postures, attitudes and positions; or two or more figures may be joined together to form various combinations. Also-as indicated in Fig. 14, for example, the parts may be joined together to form animals and other ob'ects.

- ig. l and Figs. 3 to 8 show the parts .joined together to form a single figure in lustrate but a few of these various different figures. The exact numberof difierent fig ures that may be made from the parts shown, and the exact number of different positions, attitudes and postures into which the figures themselves, or in combination with each other, may be made is not known; but each of these 1111H1l3E31S 1S believed to. be very great. But a few examples are indicated in the drawings.

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Chan es therefore in the construction and. arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is my intention to claim all novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy figure including a body part substantially octagonal in shape with two adj acent sides forming a reentrant angle anda detachable leg part adapted for attachment to the body part in a plurality of positions.

2. A toy figure including a body part substantially octagonal in shape with two .ad jacentsides forming a reentrant angle and a detachable leg part adapted for attachment to any one of the sides of the body part.

3. A toy figure including abody partsubstantially octagonal in form with one reentrant angle equal to the opposite angle, a head part attached to one side of the octagonal body part, two removable leg parts adapted to be attached to any of the sides of the body part, foot parts on the leg parts, and two arm parts and means for .pivotally securing them to the body part.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of February,

GEORGE W. FRENCH. [ns] 

